MANILA – The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced on August 24, a P283M ($5 million) project to help the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) to address education challenges, including boosting its capacity to assess the quality of education among Filipino learners.
“As an enduring friend, partner, and ally, the U.S. government, through USAID, will continue to work with local partners to make quality education accessible to all educators and learners wherever they are in the Philippines so we can build stronger and more prosperous communities,” USAID Philippines Deputy Education Director Yvette Malcioln said.
Through ILO-Ph, USAID will provide DepEd with on-demand technical assistance, regular consultations, and trainings to improve its strategic communications and data analysis systems. This will enable DepEd to better track the progress of Filipino learners in standardized examinations and measure learning recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
ILO-Ph will also support DepEd in conducting policy-relevant research to help Filipino educators enhance their teaching methods and positively impact learning outcomes.
“The impact of policy-relevant research and technical assistance on educators and young learners can be profound. These can alter the fate of their future and consequently, the course of our nation,” Vice President Duterte said, in remarks delivered by DepEd Assistant Secretary G.H. Ambat during the launch.
Ambat added that in the face of challenges and
changes, initiatives like ILO-Ph offers hope and inspiration. He encouraged all
stakeholders to tap into its transformative potential as Vice President and
DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte called the new partnership a "significant
milestone" that would strengthen DepEd’s goal of addressing basic
education challenges under its new "MATATAG: Bansang Makabata, Batang
Makabansa" agenda. (Photos: US Embassy in PH)
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